Golmud, Qinghai, China Climate

Weather: 7.19°C/44.94°F, Wind SW at 3.79 km/h, 13% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Golmud Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 2811.75 meters (9224.9 feet) above sea level, Golmud has a Mid-latitude desert climate (Classification: BWk). The district’s yearly temperature is 14.04ºC (57.27ºF) and it is -0.58% lower than China’s averages. Golmud typically receives about 109.65 millimeters (4.32 inches) of precipitation and has 161.37 rainy days (44.21% of the time) annually.

CountryChina
CityQinghai
Longitude94.928484
Latitude36.406404
Attitude/Elevation2811.75m (9224.9ft)
Local timeThursday 15:28
Annual high temperature17.84ºC (64.11ºF)
Annual low temperature6.27ºC (43.29ºF)
Average annual precip.109.65mm (4.32in)
Warmest monthJuly (28.95ºC / 84.11ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (-1.59ºC / 29.14ºF)
Wettest MonthNovember (193.04mm / 7.6in)
Driest MonthJanuary (42.52mm / 1.67in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)161.37 days (44.21%)
Days with no rain203.63 days (55.79%)
Humidity66.73%

Climate Golmud: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)17.0(62.6)23.0(73.4)26.0(78.8)30.0(86.0)31.0(87.8)40.0(104.0)37.0(98.6)38.0(100.4)32.0(89.6)31.0(87.8)23.0(73.4)18.0(64.4)40.0(104.0)
Average high °C (°F)7.6(45.68)8.44(47.19)13.05(55.49)17.5(63.5)21.09(69.96)26.08(78.94)28.95(84.11)28.67(83.61)23.97(75.15)18.16(64.69)12.27(54.09)8.33(46.99)17.84(64.11)
Daily mean °C (°F)3.55(38.39)4.6(40.28)8.91(48.04)13.49(56.28)17.72(63.9)22.93(73.27)25.6(78.08)24.88(76.78)19.62(67.32)14.09(57.36)8.68(47.62)4.44(39.99)14.04(57.27)
Average low °C (°F)-1.59(29.14)-1.35(29.57)2.07(35.73)4.86(40.75)7.77(45.99)12.42(54.36)14.61(58.3)14.59(58.26)11.06(51.91)7.38(45.28)3.5(38.3)-0.11(31.8)6.27(43.29)
Record low °C (°F)-14.0(6.8)-25.0(-13.0)-16.0(3.2)-5.0(23.0)-3.0(26.6)3.0(37.4)6.0(42.8)5.0(41.0)2.0(35.6)-3.0(26.6)-8.0(17.6)-11.0(12.2)-25.0(-13.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)42.52(1.67)60.49(2.38)83.23(3.28)109.64(4.32)163.25(6.43)160.34(6.31)149.74(5.9)125.02(4.92)73.41(2.89)104.68(4.12)193.04(7.6)50.42(1.99)109.65(4.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)5.738.0910.6413.5520.1822.9123.2719.5512.098.2710.366.7313.45
Average relative humidity (%)67.4870.0465.4566.0367.1865.6161.2661.5564.9269.5872.1369.4866.73
Mean monthly sunshine hours8.118.7510.4912.5213.6514.114.1513.7311.548.497.547.8810.91

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Golmud in recent years.

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Golmud Temperature by Month

July
25.6°C | 78.08°F
August
24.88°C | 76.78°F
June
22.93°C | 73.27°F
September
19.62°C | 67.32°F
May
17.72°C | 63.9°F
October
14.09°C | 57.36°F
April
13.49°C | 56.28°F
March
8.91°C | 48.04°F
November
8.68°C | 47.62°F
February
4.6°C | 40.28°F
December
4.44°C | 39.99°F
January
3.55°C | 38.39°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature35.0°C (95.0°F)30.55°C (86.99°F)24.0°C (75.2°F)
Avg Temperature32.0°C (89.6°F)27.13°C (80.83°F)20.0°C (68.0°F)
Min Temperature24.0°C (75.2°F)18.1°C (64.58°F)13.0°C (55.4°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point16.0°C (60.8°F)12.81°C (55.06°F)3.0°C (37.4°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation20.0mm | 0.79in5.25mm | 0.21in0.0mm | 0in162.8mm | 6.41in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind10.0kmh | 6.21mph6.48kmh | 4.03mph5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Gust Wind14.0kmh | 8.7mph9.81kmh | 6.1mph7.0kmh | 4.35mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure20.0mb5.25mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
August° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-08-0132 | 89.616 | 60.8456 | 3.7330.06 | 10186.5 | 0.26
2018-08-0231 | 87.813 | 55.4397 | 4.3530.06 | 10180.4 | 0.02
2018-08-0331 | 87.816 | 60.8495 | 3.1130.09 | 101911.7 | 0.46
2018-08-0431 | 87.815 | 59.0467 | 4.3530.06 | 101815.6 | 0.61
2018-08-0531 | 87.816 | 60.8485 | 3.1130.03 | 101712.8 | 0.5
2018-08-0631 | 87.815 | 59.0467 | 4.3530.03 | 10175.3 | 0.21
2018-08-0728 | 82.416 | 60.8567 | 4.3530.0 | 101613.0 | 0.51
2018-08-0828 | 82.415 | 59.0567 | 4.3530.0 | 101611.1 | 0.44
2018-08-0925 | 77.016 | 60.8656 | 3.7330.06 | 101810.2 | 0.4
2018-08-1027 | 80.614 | 57.2577 | 4.3530.15 | 10210.5 | 0.02
2018-08-1127 | 80.611 | 51.8448 | 4.9730.12 | 10200.2 | 0.01
2018-08-1226 | 78.815 | 59.0617 | 4.3530.06 | 10184.4 | 0.17
2018-08-1325 | 77.015 | 59.0656 | 3.7329.94 | 10144.3 | 0.17
2018-08-1426 | 78.812 | 53.6547 | 4.3529.94 | 10148.1 | 0.32
2018-08-1525 | 77.013 | 55.4566 | 3.7330.06 | 10183.3 | 0.13
2018-08-1626 | 78.813 | 55.4545 | 3.1130.03 | 10173.5 | 0.14
2018-08-1727 | 80.614 | 57.2575 | 3.1130.0 | 10169.4 | 0.37
2018-08-1828 | 82.412 | 53.6476 | 3.7330.09 | 10190.9 | 0.04
2018-08-1929 | 84.211 | 51.8426 | 3.7330.12 | 10201.0 | 0.04
2018-08-2029 | 84.212 | 53.6446 | 3.7330.06 | 10186.7 | 0.26
2018-08-2129 | 84.212 | 53.6426 | 3.7330.06 | 10183.1 | 0.12
2018-08-2230 | 86.011 | 51.8406 | 3.7330.06 | 10181.2 | 0.05
2018-08-2328 | 82.410 | 50.0417 | 4.3530.0 | 10162.1 | 0.08
2018-08-2428 | 82.412 | 53.6467 | 4.3529.88 | 10123.6 | 0.14
2018-08-2524 | 75.29 | 48.2458 | 4.9729.83 | 10100.7 | 0.03
2018-08-2622 | 71.63 | 37.43510 | 6.2129.88 | 10120.1 | 0.0
2018-08-2722 | 71.68 | 46.4466 | 3.7330.03 | 10170.0 | 0.0
2018-08-2825 | 77.012 | 53.6545 | 3.1130.09 | 10190.0 | 0.0
2018-08-2925 | 77.014 | 57.2596 | 3.7330.03 | 10171.7 | 0.07
2018-08-3025 | 77.012 | 53.6547 | 4.3530.03 | 10171.4 | 0.06
2018-08-3120 | 68.014 | 57.2787 | 4.3530.0 | 101620.0 | 0.79

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